siscowet

[ sis-kuh-wet ]

/ ˈsɪs kəˌwɛt /

noun

a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.

Nearby words

sirup, sirupy, sirvente, sis, sisal, siscowet, sisera, sisinnius, siskin, sisler, sisley

Origin of siscowet

1840–50, Americanism; shortening of Ojibwa pe·mite·wiskawe·t fish with oily flesh (derivative of pimite·w- oil + -iskawe· (of fish) to have flesh (of the specified type), or derivative of another word with the same final element)